Mop holder



March 25, 1930.

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' ATTORNEY I i Patented Mar. 2 5, 1930 JOHN HAMILTON GILLIS, FeAINEsvrLLn, TEXAS MOP HOLDER Application filed November 30,1928. SerialNo. 322,779.

nected with the handle or stick it will spread out over the ends of thestick and the conneoting parts to prevent their contact with the floorsor furniture.

Another object is to so connect the mop head with the stick that themopping material may be easily washed and wrung out keeping it sanitaryand adapting it to be easily wrung out either by hand or by means of amop wringer. V

Another object is to so construct such a holder that the locking springtherefor will be protected so that a comparatively thin spring may beused for this purpose and yet be thoroughly effective.

In carrying out these objects, the invention is susceptible of a widerange of modification without departing from the spirit or sacrificingany of the advantages of the claimed invention; there being shown in thedrawings for illustrative purposes a preferred and practical form, inwhich:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a portion of a mop stick andhead with this improved holder shown applied;

Fig. 2 is a similar view taken in a plane at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the locking spring detached.

In the embodiment illustrated a portion and which has the ends thereofextended laterally parallel with each other to form legs 12 and 13 whichare, designedto straddle the lower end of the mop stick 1 and beconnected therewith in a manner presently to be described. i I V 'Thering 11 is made of a size s'uitableto hold the mop head or moppingmaterial to be used in connection therewith and the legs are designedwhen the device is'applied to c slip longitudinally through screw eyes 3which are inserted in diametrically opposite sides of the handle 1, twobeing preferably arranged at each side and in longitudinally spacedrelation-as is shown clearly in Fig.- 1.

These .eyes form guiding and retaining means for the legs 12 and 13 ofthe'holder.

Qne of thel'egs, the one numbered 13, being here shown provided on itsinner face with a series of ratchet teeth 1i designed. to co-- act witha plate spring 15 secured to the handle 1 for locking the holder to thehandle.

This plate spring 15 is a-ttached'to the handle preferably by means of ascrew 16 and-has one end notched as is shown at 17 tofit over andinterlockingly engage with one of the screw eyes 3 whereby the spring issecured to the handle at one end with its opposite end left free andbent laterally outwardas shown at 18 to form a dog or pawl forcooperative engagement with the teeth 14 of the leg 13. This spring 15is inserted under a bandg19 slidably mounted on the handle 1 and whichis designed to control the tension of the spring it being obvious ofcourse that this band is moved longitudinally on the stick so that thetooth engaging end thereof will be permitted to spring out or to be.moved in according to the will of the operatorp To adapt the spring 15tobe properly applied to the handle the side face of the handle underthe leg 13 is preferably cut away or I the ratchet teeth 14 of leg 13until the holder has been moved as far onto the handle as may be done byhand. Then the mopping material of the head 2 is spread out and the ring11 engaged with the floor or other rigid support and downward pressureis exerted on the handlel which will cause the material of the mop headto be compressed tightly between the handle end and the ring 11 in whichposition it will be held bylocking the dog 18 with the leg 13. lVhenthis has been done the mop head is shaken out and a good round mop willbe the result, which will be effectively held engaged with the handleand the spring 15 will be fully protected by the leg; 13 which overliesit. 1

lVhen it is desired for any reason to remove the mopping inaterial theband 19 is slippedrearwardly on the handle 1 to disengage the spring dog18 from the ratchet teeth of the holder and the holder may thenbe movedforwardly to remove the head 2 or to insert additional mopping materialin the ring 11. As is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawingswhen the head 2 is connected with the handle 1 in the manner above setforth itwill spread out around the holder and fully cover both it andthe handle end so that they will not contact with the floor being moppedor with walls, moldings, or furniture during use.

This holder obviously may be very cheaply constructed so that it may beplaced at the disposal of all house wives and cleaners at a very nominalcost and which will outlast many mop heads.

Without further description it is thought that the features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art, and it will, of course, be understood that changes in the form,proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to, Withoutdeparting from the spirit'of the invention or its scope asclaimed.

I claim: The combination with a mop stick; of a holder for connecting amop head to the stick comprising a loop tocarry the head and havlngparallel legs to straddle the stick, guiding and retaining eyes carriedby the stick in which the legs of said holder are adapted to. slide, oneof said legs having ratchet teeth on its inner face, a plate springsecured at one end to the stick and having its other end curvedoutwardly to form a locking dog to engage the teeth of said leg, wherebythe holder is locked to the stick, and a combined spring releasing andten'sioning device slidable on the stick over said plate spring torelease the dog from the ratchet teeth and to vary the tension of thespring.

' JOHN H. GILLIS.

